Overview
- Residents reported multiple gunshots on rue de la Halle in central Cournon-d'Auvergne during the night of Thursday to Friday, May 22, 2026, and police found an 18-year-old man fatally wounded at the scene.
- Officers from the anti-crime brigade (BAC) performed chest compressions while awaiting paramedics but emergency teams were unable to save the victim.
- The Clermont-Ferrand public prosecutor opened a formal murder investigation and assigned the case to the Division of Organized and Specialized Crime (DCOS) to lead the inquiry.
- Authorities said the victim was hit in the head and had an adverse judicial record, and police reported recovering a 9 mm automatic pistol and four shell casings near the scene.
- Investigators are actively searching for the shooter or shooters and will pursue witness statements, forensic analysis and any links to the region's recent increase in drug-related violence.